mother's murder. eyewitness news at 4:00 starts now. motor sport in mourning. an indy car driver is killed during a race. new clues in this deadly high- speed pileup. high everybody, i'm mary bubala. kyle is off today. people are talking about that he died do whatting he loved. one day after a fiery crash in an indy car race killing a driver, people are questioning the safety of the las vegas track. randall pinkston reports from new york. >> reporter: dan wheldon's car, number 77, went airborne and slammed into a fence as he was trying to avoid a 15-car pileup

just minutes after the race started. emergency crews rushed the 33- year-old british driver to a local hospital where he later died. three other drivers were injured. speeds at the indy 300 in las vegas exceed 220 miles per hour. >> you're able to sustain that speed and build momentum and so you have then the fact that they run three or four wide and the domino affect when the track got blocked. >> reporter: drivers were concerned about high speed at the las vegas motor speedway. they said we all had a bad feeling about this particular, in particular because of the high banking and how easy it was to go flat. we knew it could happen but it's just really sad. >> reporter: fellow racers say wheldon will be missed. >> everybody in the indy car series considered him a friend. you saw the reaction. he's one of those special, special people. >> reporter: news of wheldon's death spread throughout the racing community. he won the indianapolis 500 two

times. fans created a memorial outside of the gate. >> he was a great ambassador of the sport and he was one of the nicest guys i've ever met. >> the guy is just genuinely down to earth all of the time. >> reporter: he leaves behind a wife and two small children. randall pinkston, cbs news. >> and this is the first indy car death in five years. missing maryland woman. an aruba judge decides if gary gee order and youo can be released on bail in the robyn gardner case. vic is in the news room. >> reporter: for a second time the judge denies the request to release gary giordano. he's the suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner. he was ordered to jail after she disappeared. his attorney said there is no proof he did anything wrong and she disappeared while they were snorkeling. his lawyer will try again at the end of the month when the 60 day order to hold him

expires. many believe gardner is dead and the victim of foul play. the stepfather of a missing boy waives his rights and will return to maryland to face murder charges. he's charged with killing jane mcquain in her germantown home. but the search for her 11-year- old son continues. >> we are focused right now to locate william mcquain. >> reporter: police are desperate to find the 11-year- old from maryland who has been missing for almost a week. and they spent eight hours yesterday searching two parks in northern montgomery county for william mcquain. those searches turned up nothing. >> the hope is that he's still alive. however, we are using teams and people experienceds when the person is deceased. >> you don't really think something like that will hit in your home town. i hope they find him and i hope

they found him alive. >> reporter: police found mcquain's mother dead in her home in germantown. they located her estranged husband in north carolina and he's charged with killing her. >> i saw him get arrested. >> reporter: he has not provided information on where the little boy may be. he has a violent history and mcquain's mother has told friends she was scared of him. young william's friends are keeping faith, hoping he'll be found safe and found alive. >> he's probably lost and scared right now because he has no one or nowhere to go. no food or anything. >> reporter: the search yesterday included dogs, horses and almost 100 police officers and volunteers. police searched again today for mcquain. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. a search warrant of the

north carolina hotel room reveals disturbing new details. we'll bring those to you all new at 6:00 and 6:00. a shocking health announcement today for a long- term local newsman. ron smith is fighting stage 4 pancreatic cancer. smith said the tumor is inoperable but treatable. ron said he is getting e-mails wishing him well but he will not talk about it on the radio after today. he talks to wjz. >> obviously people should monitor their health and have checkups. i've done that through my life. something is going to get you in the end. and what people should know is, all is well. all is well. >> everyone at wjz wishes ron the very best in his treatment and recovery. a sad goodbye today. a well-known actress and a wife

of former ravens owner art model, funeral services are held at the basilica downtown. past and present friends of the raven organization paid their respects. she and her husband gave generously to many organizations, including the opera house which is now named for the model. pat model was 80 years old. turning to the weather, it is a bright, sunny monday afternoon. here is a live look outside at pleasant, fall-like conditions. we have traffic and weather today. here is bernadette. >> mary, it is gorgeous out there this afternoon. we had the clouds during the morning and they have since left. and take a look at first warning doppler radar. not a lot going on. it is 71 degrees outside. there is a storm off to the west and one down to the south. two of them are going to converge and move our way over the next 24 hours. and that is going to bring about a change. and we'll have more on that

coming up shortly. marry. and let's check in right now with sharon. >> hi, mary, good afternoon, everyone. unfortunately the commute not as nice as the weather. we have a big problem on the top side of the beltway. an accident on the inner loop between pairing parkway and hartford road blocking all lanes creating a huge delay. we'll show you that in just a second. meantime watch for another accident on 95 northbound past kateon avenue causing a backup to the beltway. a crash in jopa road and at fork road. watch for an accident in elkridge at troy road. one in the city at north high street at hillen. and north point boulevard at nor bush and that involving a pedestrian and another one at lynch road and watch for an accident at harry s. truman. there is a look at your speeds around the beltway and 95. the big delays are right now on the top side of the beltway. taking a live look outside, that is the top side of the beltway. traffic is not moving well in

that spot at providence road. again, huge delays on the inner loop between pairing parkway and hartford road. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet. bill's has got it all for you, call 1-877-75-phil. >> thank you and happy birthday. special session today, the maryland general assembly is gathering to discuss governor o'malley's redistricting map. the map would have major changes for some communities. especially when it comes to minority representation. lawmakers also talked about another important issue. a gas tax increase. wjz will have more on that coming up new at 5:00. well president obama is hitting the road again. he's on a three-day bus tour to promote his jobs legislation. danielle nottingham reports for wjz. some this obama's attempt is to save his own job.

>> reporter: president obama is shaking hands and talking up his jobs plan as his bus winds through north carolina. he picked up lunch and got face time with voters at countryside barbecue in marion. the president kicked off his three-day road trip at ashton regional airport. he called out republican lawmakers who blocked his $447 billion jobs bill in the senate last week. >> we're going to give them another chance to do their job by looking after your jobs. >> reporter: now the president wants congress to pass his jobs package in parts, starting with $35 billion for states to prevent teacher layoffs. president obama's bus tour will make several more stops in north carolina, then virginia. two battleground states he won in 2008 that are crucial to his re-election. to win there again, the president will need to hold on to past supporters like leonard crook. he said a weak economy will hurt president obama's chances in north carolina.

>> it's not near as bad as it is in other states, but it is brad. >> reporter: but the president insists this trip is not about keeping his job. but republicans say it looks like a campaign swing. >> what i hope is that we could -- once the president gets off of his -- the campaign trail, that we could sit down and come to an agreement in some areas. >> reporter: congress may tests the president's approach soon. senate democrats are planning to bring up the first part of the jobs package this week. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and president obama is making stops in jamestown, north carolina and virginia tomorrow before wrapping up his trip on wednesday. still ahead on wjz, the american pediatrics council makes a change in adhd medication. and how a small boy

survived this six-alarm boston inferno. deadly stage collapse. sugarland gives away tickets to a tribute concert. we'll explain. and mostly sunny outside, but there are changes coming in the first warning forecast. ,,,,

free concert tickets are being sold for hundreds of dollars online. the band sugarland is set to perform a preconcert in indianapolis two months after the stage collapsed during their show that killed 7 people. free tickets to the general public were limited to four per household but somehow people got around the rule reason aselling free tickets on the internet. donations for collapse victims will be collected at the show. a six-alarm fire explosion injured over a dozen people, destroying 40 apartments in boston. crews rescued 15 people in the fire, including a 6-year-old boy who was dropped from the

third floor into the arms of a firefighter. investigators say a man confessed that he started the fire by tampering with a gas line. 12 people are recovering in the hospital and a shelter is set up for displaced residents. in tonight's health watch, the american academy of pediatrics is out with new guidelines for diagnosing and treating adhd in kids as young as 4. sandra hughes reports for wjz. it's the first time the group has recommended treatment for children that young. >> take a nice big breath for me. >> reporter: 10-year-old michael takes medication for his adhd. doctors diagnosed him with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder when he was 5 years old. >> he was having trouble focusing and any sound he would hear, he would be distracted. >> reporter: hyperactivity, lack of impulse control and

lack of attention are classic signs of adhd but treating preschoolers with those symptoms used to be tricky because there were no guidelines until now. the american academy of pediatrics released information on children as young as 4. more than 5 million children ages 4- 17 have been diagnosed with adhd at some point in their lives. almost 3 million take medication for the disorder. under the new guidelines, the first treatment should be behavior therapy. if that doesn't work and the sim tolls are pretty bad, doctors should consider medication. >> the hope is that with early identification and behavioral inventions as a first line of treatment, that children can function better, be better accepted by their peers, do better in a classroom setting when they enter grade school. >> reporter: michael struggled during kindergarten and had to repeat the grade. his mother wished he would have

gotten help sooner. >> at 4 had he been diagnosed with adhd, i could have saved myself and my son a lot of grief. >> reporter: now in 4th grade he's doing well in school. sandra hughes, cbs news, los angeles. >> previous guidelines including 6-12-year-olds, the new ones go from 4 to 18. a rough start to the week on wall street. [ bell ] >> europe dragged the market down. the dow is down 247 points. s&p up 24, nasdaq down 53. let's go to new york with alexis christoforous' money update. >> stocks fell as the european debt crisis quickly faded. the german government said they can reach an agreement next

week is too weak. a fresh batch of corporate earnings brought mixed news. citigroup said a decline in losses from bad loans and strength in asia helped profits jump 74% last quarter. but shares of wells fargo sold off after the third quarter revenue fell short of expectations. home improvement retailer lowes will close 20 stores in 15 states next month and cut 2,000 jobs. the company said shoppers wereyed about the economy are hurting demand for products. and the days of cell phone sticker shock should soon be over. wireless carriers are going to warn customers when they are getting close to hitting the monthly limits on minutes, texts or data. the fcc said one in six mobile phone users have been hit with unexpected charges. the alert should be in place within 18 months. and that's your money watch. for more, stay with cbs money watch.com. in new york, i'm alexis

christofferrous. after two years of planning, andrea gee explains they are ready to tutor young students living with cancer. >> reporter: the cool kids campaign is set to open the door to learning. about 600 children are diagnosed with cancer in maryland and many of them struggle in school. so the cool kids campaign offers free one-on-one tutoring. >> they really do fall behind. the chemo causes a lot of cognitive delays so even when they are in school it's much harder to process the information. >> reporter: with the help of nearly $100,000 in donations, the new location already offered cancer-related social programs, like teen movie nights. the organization started six years ago providing care packages to sick children nationwide. quality tutoring is the next step. >> we have about two or three kids signed up, getting ready to come in. the volunteer aspect is tremendous. >> reporter: dozens of tutors

have signed up, like holly. >> i hope to make it fun for them and they can come in and be eager to learn. >> reporter: and making it eager to learn in newly decorated spaces. this is a new tutor room dedicating to mackenzie who participated with cool kids and died of brain cancer last year. helping children with cancer live like normal cool kids. andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> and they will start seeing their new students in a couple of weeks. and coming up at 4:00, coffee lovers get ready for a jolt. your morning cup of jo could face extinction. and held hostage, four mental patients. and how long this stretch of nice weather will continue. wjz 13 is always on.

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we've had two beautiful days. absolutely incredible. >> and today was beautiful too. >> and we rounded out the week going into that. and there is a front that went through overnight and you may have seen some of the clouds this morning. get out of here already. it's a beautiful afternoon. just picture perfect. and because of the sunshine out there, we topped out so far at 71 degrees. could still go up a couple of degrees over the next few hours before we start to drop overnight. temperatures overnight from last night stayed in the 50s because of that front going through. but, look, as i spoke, we're up to 72. so we'll have to update the temperature now. so a nice, warm afternoon across the state at this point. the winds turned around to the west with the front going through and they're a little bit breezy at times. those start to come down tonight as we get our break before yet another front comes our way. and as it does, it is coming in two different parts. this one is in the west and this one down from the south. the western one will draw up the southern moisture and once again it's tropical moisture and move it in our direction.

so tomorrow we start out with sunshine. clouds start to increase during the day. and then tomorrow night the chance for rain around here. that will pick up by wednesday. we could even get heavy rounds of rain as all of that converges over the mid- atlantic. so it comes together like this. we get rid of one front, breezy and dying over overnight. here comes the next one and all of the rain tuesday night into wednesday. now by thursday it's already gone. but our weather pattern is still going to be pretty unsettled with that moving through. so a couple of showers possible on thursday. and behind that storm, much cooler air. so on the, bay temperature 66 and the sunset at 6:24 right now. and we're going down to 52 degrees. a quiet night out there. mild considering our averages. then tomorrow we're back up above average. the average right now is 66 degrees. so this stretch continues. sunshine will give way to increasing clouds and then as we head to the evening hours, we'll see the clouds take over

and then the chance for a few showers and rain tomorrow night. more so on wednesday. good news is after a beautiful weekend it looks like we'll get rid of this by friday. it looks very cool on friday. then we start to build in sunshine over the weekend again. >> another nice weekend. great, thank you. well don't miss tonight's prime time cbs lineup at 10:00. it's a new episode of iowa 5- five-0 and then stay tuned for the news here on wjz. and the rivers are back in action one week from tonight. monday night football in jacksonville. you can see the game live here on wjz 13. a special coverage kicks off at 8:00. scott pelley has a preview of what is coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >> we ride along as police make a bust inside a billion dollars smuggling business. but the reality is they are losing the battle and only catching a fraction of the

criminals. we'll tell you why tonight on the cbs evening news. back in safety harnesses, the same crew of engineers who rappeled down the washington monument are at it on another building. and questions about the fast and furious tapes. prison exchange. can the swap ,,,,,,,,

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1,000 palestinian inmates in exchange for one captured israeli soldier. >> reporter: palestinian prisoners arrived as an israeli jail as the government prepares to set the inmates free. most israelis backed the release of 1,000 palestinians in exchange for one captured israeli soldier. but a group of opponents marched through the streets of jerusalem carrying white flags. they say israel is surrendering to hamas militants who have held the man captive in gaza for more than five years. >> it's a surrender to terrorism. >> reporter: some of the prisoners are palestinian militants responsible for deadly attacks against israeli. one man set to be freed drove a suicide bomber through a crowded pizzeria in 2001. the bomber killed 15 people, including arnold ross' daughter. >> it is beyond my comprehension that the government of israel, which has them behind bars, would ever

contemplate allowing them out again. >> reporter: several families are filing court appeals to stop the exchange. something that is unlikely to happen. palestinians are celebrating the pending release. printing banners and building a stage to mark the event. she said thank god the agreement was fulfilled. palestinians consider the inmates heroes in their fight for a palestinian state. tina krause, wjz eyewitness news. >> israel will begin releasing the prisoners over after shaled arrives. a work working in the south pole and suffered an apparent stroke. her employer, the national science foundation rejected a request for a rescue plane, blaming a major snowstorm. she had to wait 7 weeks for an evacuation. doctors say the woman's stroke- like symptoms may be the result

of a brain tumor. the woman is still having trouble with speech and vision and is scheduled to see a specialist tomorrow. a spokesperson for the national science foundation spoke about the long wait for a rescue plane saying they must consider the patients safety and the safety of the reese coup crew. philadelphia police are calling it despicable. three people behind bars charged with keeping several mentally challenged people chained up in a boiler room. here is the story. >> reporter: inside this apartment building in the 4700 block of long shore avenue in tackony, police found four mentally challenge adults, a 29- year-old female and three males, 31, 35 and 41. police say they were emaciated, bruises and hild captive in a boiler room the size of a bedroom. >> the 41-year-old male was chained to the boiler. >> quite simply, this case makes you shake your head.

it's despicable. >> reporter: the handyman for the apartments found those living in deplorable conditions. so far three people were arrested. a 51-year-old man from texas, a 48-year-old man from philadelphia, and a woman who police say is the ringleader. >> what we believe is that the female who is a 50-year-old female, we're not giving the name out yet because she hasn't been completely i.d.ed was taking in mentally challenged adults that had learning and physical disabilities and we believe she was using their ssi checks and taking their money. >> we do know it's a horrible crime. and we're just glad that we found these people when we did. because they deserve a lot better than this. >> two of the suspects are being held on half a million dollars bail even. the suspected ringleader has yet to be arraigned. today thousands of people occupying the new york

financial district, the occupy wall street movement has gone global. people demonstrating across the u.s., europe and asia. in new york alone supports have raised $300,000 for their cause. the nation's capitol is back looking for damage from the earthquake. as we speak, a team of engineers is rappeling the national cathedral and the team is carefully inspecting the historic church for any more damage. and they have found plenty. three of the four stone pinnacles on the central tower were damaged during the quake. last week stone masons removed to tons of damaged stone work. the cathedral has been closed since the earthquake and is scheduled to reopen on november 12th. well the clear skies are a great way to start the workweek. here is a live look outside at nearly perfect autumn conditions. we have weather and traffic together. bob is here with first warning weather. bob? >> it turned out to be a

gorgeous afternoon. it cleared out quickly. around here it is quiet. but down to the south, south of the miami area, a lot of rain between key west and cuba. that's a tropical system moving to the north. this system to the west is moving in our general direction so we have rain coming this way and this way, which means we're looking for a very wet wednesday. before that time, it will be just perfect. after that time, things will get chilly and windy. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. let's check in on the roads with sharon at wjz traffic control. >> good afternoon, everyone. well some good news. we have improvement on that top side of the beltway accident. we had all lanes blocked on the inner loop at hartford road. at this point only the right lane blocked. still a pretty big jam behind it. also watch for a new accident in windsor mill that went on lord baltimore drive at wind sore. crash in jopa still on route 7 at jopa road.

another accident at hillen and another one in analyst at harry s. truman. there is a look at your speeds. the big delays are on the top and west side of the beltway. the top side is the slowest spot and because of that accident still taking a live look outside, that is the top side at providence road and the inner loop coming toward us. and that is extremely slow because of the regular afternoon traffic and then you add that accident to the mix and it made things really bad. this traffic report is brought to you by amia zone. mobile app free for iphone, blackberry, and e-mail. several mobile speed cameras are now operating in school zones throughout the county. after a month-long warning period, any driver caught going faster than 12 mile-per-hour over the posted speed limit will be issued a $40 fine in the mail. a new tool for baltimore county emergency crews when they respond to dangerous

situations. county executive kevin cabinet was on hand to reveal a new unit. based in brooklynville, it shows the crews are ready for anything. they replace the old equipment which was 20 years old. and trial delay, what is holding up court in the michael jackson death case. a shocking admission. the mother of a missing missouri girl tells a reporter. and will the week be nice? bob will have the answer for us in just a moment. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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resume. the doctor conrad murray is accused in the michael jackson death overdose. attorneys for 19-year-old darryn robbie are asking the state to turn over his former roommate's suicide note. tiler clemeny took his own life after robbie spied on him with a camera during a sexual encounter. a judge will rule this week. the mother on a missing toddler comes clear with what she was doing while her child disappeared. >> reporter: in a recent interview, bradley admits she was drinking heavily and drunk before mer 11 mold daughter went missing. surveillance cameras caught her buying a box of wine hours before her 11-month-old daughter was missing from her bedroom. she put her child to bed and fell asleep. her husband found the bed empty the next morning. several search parties have

turned up no clues about the child's whereabouts. >> police questioned bradley but they are not calling her a suspect. the fast and furious gun walking case is back in the headlines. this time the question about a murder of a u.s. border agent. we have the latest in washington. >> reporter: the murder is that of border patrol agent brian terry, gunned down near the border last december and at least two assault rifles from atf fast and furious case were found at the scene. that focus blamed the atf operation that monitored suspects who traffic the weapons instead of arresting them and seizing the guns. but ten months after the murder, there are questions about how many weapons the fbi recovered at the scene and other key details. on sunday's face the nation, republican darrell ica told bob schaeferer there is reason to ask whether there is a third missing weapon. >> when agents who were at brian terry's funeral made statements to his mother indicating that there were three weapons, then you look and say well, was there a third

weapon at the scene, were there additional people who escaped with weapons? >> reporter: also a ballistic report mentions two rifles and it could not be determined if one of them filed the bullet that killed terry. and an sks rifle, the leading agent is speaking to a gun dealer who cooperated in selling weapons to suspects. >> there are three weapons. >> and you sold all three? >> that is correct. >> two of them came from the store. >> i understand that, yes. >> and there is an sks that came from texas or something. >> no. >> they have twice rejected freedom of information requests for releasing details saying it would jeopardize the case. a woman is carried out of a burning building. a fire ripped through this home

in concord, california. investigators say the cause is an electrical malfunction. the owners were trapped by smoke but luckily the firefighters arrived just in time. well for those who filed an extension for 2010 income taxes, time is up. the irs said if you ask for an extension in april, you have until midnight tonight to file. tax returns can be filed electronically or through the mail. members of the military serving in iraq and afghanistan have 180 days after they leave combat to file. and get ready for a jolt. a group of scientists say your morning cup could be headed toward distinction. we have the story from new york. >> reporter: try and imagine a world without coffee. for millions of early risers, that morning cup of jo is part of a daily ritual. >> i need caffeine in the morning. >> i would probably be cranky without it. >> i love my coffee in the morning and it makes me a happier person in the day. >> reporter: but for scientists

the reality is no laughing matter. on friday the director of starbucks said climate change is threatening the world's coffee supply saying what we are really seeing as a company as we look 10, 20, 30 years down the road, if conditions continue as they are, is a risk to our supply chain, which is the coffee bean. >> coffee likes a narrow range of temperature and one of the hallmarks of climate change will be increased extreme in temperatures. >> reporter: scientists say climate change will cause heavier rains, longer periods of drought and higher rates of infect infestation where coffee is grown. factors that could have a devastating affect on future coffee production. >> those of us who enjoy a morning cup of coffee, we may not always realize that future climate geared to increased temperatures, extreme precipitation really could in some ways put that at risk. >> reporter: in cared carbon emissions have been linked to global climate change. so for coffee lovers, the idea of waking up without the

morning brew could be a wake-up call to lead a more eco- friendly life. >> this is the second time in less than a month that a climate change has threatened a favorite food item. a few weeks ago scientists warned by 2050 it would be too hot to grow chocolate. in the ivory coast and ghana, they are the main producer of cocoa. blackberry is trying to make amends for last week's widespread outages. the maker research in motion is offering free apps and a month of technical support for customers. the canadian company said the apps include popular games. service was interrupted for tens of millions of users and the program runs for years. and cell phone carriers will soon send alerts to users nearing their monthly limit for voice text and data services.

the scc and several phone carriers made the announcement today. many are hit with overusage charges every year. and julian ran sick announces she has breast cancer. the former miss maryland from the university of maryland said a tumor was spotted on a mammogram while under going in vitro fertilization. the cancer was found early and she said her prognosis is good. and even hurk you'llies has problems. how nearly dying saves one life. >> reporter: coming up on entertainment tonight, you know him as hercules but kevin was hiding a secret. tonight he sits down with samantha harris to talk about the health scare that nearly ended his career. >> i looked up at the beautiful skies and i said i'm going to die today. >> you thought you were going to die?

>> oh, certainly. >> reporter: it was 1997. the heyday of his series hercules. he suffered strokes. >> within minutes the first two strokes hit me and it's the feeling when you stand up too quickly and you get light headed and dizzy but it's ten times worse. >> what was going through your mind? >> i didn't know. maybe it was full denial. but then over the next 12 hours i had another couple of strokes hit and the fourth one was my speech started stirring and slurring and then i knew. i said, my god, i'm having a stroke. >> he released a book saying how nearly dying saved my life. >> many of your fans have no clue what you went through. >> many people in hollywood had no idea what i was going through. we pretty much kept it a secret. >> and also tonight, new george clooney out with stacy keebleer and jennifer lopez with bradley cooper. do they have something to hide? that and more coming up on entertainment tonight.

and you can see entertainment tonight at 7:30 here on wjz. one cat cheats death three times. the cat andrea was picked up as a stray and brought into an animal shelter. after no one came in to claim her, employees tried to euthanize the cat three times and descovered it was still alive. they finally handed her over to a rescue organization and she appears to be healthy and is now up for adoption. maybe she's bionic. >> well ... >> he's cute. >> long whiskers there. bob said there is a big change in the updated first warning forecast.

just a beautiful clear afternoon after morning clouds. a weak front moved through the area. a bit of a breeze, but boy is it pleasant out there. pleasant temperatures and low humidity. enjoy it because it's going to change late tomorrow night and may even have some rain by midnight. and it looks like wednesday will be an ugly day. we'll buck about that and show you -- we'll talk about that and show you why. right now 72, 46 dew point

ideal, humidity 39%. winds west southwest at 12. and the barometer right now rising, 29.78 inches. but that will start falling. 55 now in okra. 70 in cumberland, 70 in hagerstown. upper 60s to the east of us. more clouds most of the day. 67 in washington. once again the dew point is low. very comfortable. and tonight temperatures will be back generally in the 50s. pretty pleasant. a little bit above average. 67 in analyst and closer to the washington it is cooler. west winds, west southwest kept us in pleasant air. now over the next 24 hours the wind will go more to the southeast and the east. that means moisture once again coming in from the atlantic. now down to the south, a system has a lot of tropical moisture. key west had as much as 6 inches of rain. that is tropical stuff. this whole system is moving up to the north. to the west of us, another area of low pressure is moving out to the east. that means both of these are

going to combine. one of them will pass through the ohio valley, the other one along the east coast. so we'll be maybe in between. it looks like a very windy and wet wednesday before things calm down. this one will move quickly and this one may hang out a little bit, but to the north another air mass will filter in. so after the rain on wednesday, it gets chilly and breezy. it will feel like fall by the middle or end of this week. so that low pressure developing out to the west. the other one coming up from the south. you can see the rain on the model on late tuesday night and most of the day on wednesday before the chilly and somewhat drier air comes in. there may be a left over shower on thursday but cooler. bay temperature at 66. southeast winds at 5-10. that will be picking up on wednesday. tonight clear and partly cloudy, a nice night at 52. tomorrow sunshine and some clouds with increasing clouds by evening. maybe some rain by late, late

on tuesday night. tomorrow's high 72. >> good. thank you. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. >> where is william? i'm mike hellgren in germantown where the 11-year-old disappeared and his mother was found murdered. i'll tell you what happened to the suspect in ,,,,,,,,

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eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. this is w wjz tv, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, merrill's news -- maryland's news station. searching for women -- william. a child vanishes after his mother is murdered. >> i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm vic carter. connie is off tonight. here's what people are talking about. >> police following several leads as they try to find 11- year-old william mcqueen. tonight a nationwide amber alert remains in effect. wjz is live in montgomery county. mike hellgren is at the scene for the research for the missing child. >> reporter: police won't say what led them here to the mcgluteer ranch trail or another location along i270. they